Man tied to Ocklawaha burglaries arrested

Published: Friday, July 26, 2013 at 10:17 p.m.

Last Modified: Friday, July 26, 2013 at 10:17 p.m.

OCKLAWAHA — A man suspected of committing numerous residential burglaries in the Ockalwaha area for about two months was arrested by Marion County Sheriff's Office detectives on Friday, according to authorities.

Though Clyde Dwayne Tyndal is so far only being charged with grand theft, unoccupied burglary and attempted burglary, detectives think the 45-year-old Ocklawaha man may be responsible for at least 17 burglaries. That number could rise, officials said.

Tyndal, who detectives said lives not far from where the crimes were committed, would remove the items — mainly jewelry — and take them to pawn shops, where he would sell them. Detectives said that, before going to the pawn shops, Tyndal would dismantle the jewelry — making it difficult to detect — and then sell it.

Some of the other goods taken by Tyndal included cash and CDs, deputies said.

The affected areas are located in the Lake Bryant Shores community, which includes a mixture of homes and summer camps, officials said.

Tyndal, whose long criminal history dates back to 1995 and includes grand theft, burglary and trafficking in stolen property, has been out of prison since December 2008. Tyndal declined to talk with detectives about the burglaries.

In May, John W. Godwin,'s residence was burglarized. Since then, the 66-year-old man decided he was "not going to take it anymore" and decided to do something about it, so he installed surveillance video cameras at his home.

"I wished I had them in May," Godwin said.

Detective Kim Minton, the lead investigator in the case, meantime, was gathering information about the cases and had received tips that Tyndal may be the culprit.

Sometime Thursday, Godwin's home was again burglarized and Deputy Edward Tillis responded to the scene.

Reviewing the video, the deputy recognized the person in the video as Tyndal, whose photograph was on a flyer that was being distributed to deputies.

Detectives Barney Gaskin and Aaron Levy, also property crimes detectives, joined Minton in apprehending Tyndal. Assisting the group were members of the agency's Tactical Investigations Unit.

While property crimes detectives were going to pawn shops to try to track the items they believed were being pawned by Tyndal, TIU detectives searched for Tyndal and found him at his home.

After obtaining a search warrant, officials searched his residence and recovered more items they believe were stolen in other burglaries.

Tyndal was then arrested and taken to the Marion County Jail.

Godwin has a message for anyone who wants to take Tyndal's place.

"Tell them beware and enter at your own risk," Godwin said.

Anyone who thinks they may be a victim of any of these burglaries can call Minton at the Forest District office at 402-6040.

<p>OCKLAWAHA — A man suspected of committing numerous residential burglaries in the Ockalwaha area for about two months was arrested by Marion County Sheriff's Office detectives on Friday, according to authorities.</p><p>Though Clyde Dwayne Tyndal is so far only being charged with grand theft, unoccupied burglary and attempted burglary, detectives think the 45-year-old Ocklawaha man may be responsible for at least 17 burglaries. That number could rise, officials said.</p><p>Tyndal, who detectives said lives not far from where the crimes were committed, would remove the items — mainly jewelry — and take them to pawn shops, where he would sell them. Detectives said that, before going to the pawn shops, Tyndal would dismantle the jewelry — making it difficult to detect — and then sell it.</p><p>Some of the other goods taken by Tyndal included cash and CDs, deputies said.</p><p>The affected areas are located in the Lake Bryant Shores community, which includes a mixture of homes and summer camps, officials said.</p><p>Tyndal, whose long criminal history dates back to 1995 and includes grand theft, burglary and trafficking in stolen property, has been out of prison since December 2008. Tyndal declined to talk with detectives about the burglaries.</p><p>In May, John W. Godwin,'s residence was burglarized. Since then, the 66-year-old man decided he was "not going to take it anymore" and decided to do something about it, so he installed surveillance video cameras at his home.</p><p>"I wished I had them in May," Godwin said.</p><p>Detective Kim Minton, the lead investigator in the case, meantime, was gathering information about the cases and had received tips that Tyndal may be the culprit.</p><p>Sometime Thursday, Godwin's home was again burglarized and Deputy Edward Tillis responded to the scene.</p><p>Reviewing the video, the deputy recognized the person in the video as Tyndal, whose photograph was on a flyer that was being distributed to deputies.</p><p>Detectives Barney Gaskin and Aaron Levy, also property crimes detectives, joined Minton in apprehending Tyndal. Assisting the group were members of the agency's Tactical Investigations Unit.</p><p>While property crimes detectives were going to pawn shops to try to track the items they believed were being pawned by Tyndal, TIU detectives searched for Tyndal and found him at his home.</p><p>After obtaining a search warrant, officials searched his residence and recovered more items they believe were stolen in other burglaries.</p><p>Tyndal was then arrested and taken to the Marion County Jail.</p><p>Godwin has a message for anyone who wants to take Tyndal's place.</p><p>"Tell them beware and enter at your own risk," Godwin said.</p><p>Anyone who thinks they may be a victim of any of these burglaries can call Minton at the Forest District office at 402-6040.</p>